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Workshop #34 - Ewe Tu, is the first blend of 2015, which is the Year of the Sheep in the Chinese Zodiac chart. A blend of washed Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea coffees, this is an espresso on the wilder side, syrupy sweet, and loaded with chocolate complexity.

Burundi Kibande Ruyaga is our latest new crop Africa coffee, and strikes a nice balance between honeyed sweetness and lemon-like acidity in the light roast ranges.

Guatemala Antigua Finca Cabrejo. One of the most balanced and Guatemalas we purchase, not to mention versatile in the roaster, and in brew method. Hopefully we can keep this one going for another few weeks yet!

Papua New Guinea Bauka Ginipa is the newest PNG. All of the Bauka Plantation coffees we bought this year have been unique from one to the next, and this coffee continues that streak, with complex molasses sugars and roasted barley tea flavors.

Java Sunda Andes is another of the Java Sunda project, this year working with small holders on various peaks in west Java. This lot from the peak "Andes" cups more similar to a Central American coffee than Indonesian, with clean expressions of toffee and chocolate. A balanced cup and "classic" profile single origin espresso.

January 21st, 2015 Above: Aaron and myself discussing the roast approach of this weeks coffees.

Brazil being the largest coffee producers in the world, gives us over a billion coffees to choose from. These two Brazilian coffees are a nice representation of two different processing methods as well as sweet and delicious. One could say they are two in a Brazillion!